Post: | Comptroller |
Body: | New Hampshire |
Insignia: | Seal of New Hampshire.svg |
Insigniacaption: | Seal of New Hampshire |
Incumbent: | Dana Call |
Incumbentsince: | 2017 |
Department: | Division of Accounting, Department of Administrative Services |
Appointer: | Governor[1] |
Constituting Instrument: | RSA 21-I:8 |
Website: | https://www.das.nh.gov/accounting/contacts.aspx |
The Comptroller of New Hampshire, also called the Director of Accounting Services[2] is the chief financial officer of the State of New Hampshire. The comptroller is appointed by the Governor.[3] Current comptroller Dana Call succeeded Gerard Murphy after his resignation.
The duties of the Comptroller of New Hampshire are defined in New Hampshire state law as follows:
"The comptroller shall direct the state's accounting functions... to the end that the fiscal affairs of all state agencies and departments will be adequately and uniformly serviced and that periodic financial and management reports will be available to serve the various needs of all state agencies and the executive and legislative branches in their decision making processes."
According to TransparentNH, a New Hampshire government website, the Comptroller was paid US$140,348.12 in 2022.[4]